Can Watching TV Make You Fat?
So here’s a study well worth the money invested. The American Journal of Public Health says the more TV you watch, the fewer steps you take. No kidding? What did researchers think people do when they recline to watch re-runs of Seinfeld – wind sprints?
Anyways, 500 people wore pedometers and recorded how much TV they watched over a five day period. For every hour they spend in front of the TV, it was found that they took an average of 144 fewer steps.
I guess this should be common sense, but many people don’t get the math. With the avaerage person watching 4.5 hours of TV daily, that’s over 18,000 less steps taken per month.
